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Elementary ELA & Oral English Teacher (Chinese Track)

Beijing SMIC Private School and Kindergarten

Beijing, China

US 2500 - 3000 a month

Start August 2019

Job
School

Contract Length: 2 Years

Number of Vacancies: 1

Student Level:

Elementary

Eligible Candidates:

Licensed Teacher, ESL Instructor

School Requirements:

Education Required: Bachelor
Minimum Teaching Experience: 2 years of teaching experience
Major: Education/English/Early childhood/Curriculum preferred
Required Certificates:
Teaching Credential/License
TESL/TEFL Certificate over 100 hours
TESL/TEFL Certificate
TESL/TEFL Diploma Level

Additional School Requirements:

Native English speaker preferred
Teacher license/certificate or 120 hours TEFL/TESOL certificate
At least 2 years teaching experience in an educational setting preferred

Job Benefits:

Start Salary: 19,000 - 26,000 RMB/month based on qualification and experience
Flight reimbursement: One round trip ticket for employee and each family member (under 18 years old dependents). Only applicable if moving from overseas
Home Visit Travel Allowance: Additional 12,000 RMB/year to subsidize for travel. Paid 1,000 RMB/month
Visas: Legal Working Visa Dependent Visas for family. HR Staff assists through the whole process
Relocation:
- For moving from overseas: A one-off relocation allowance will be payable in Chinese local currency RMB, following the guideline of 6,000RMB per single teacher and 12,000RMB per family.
- For moving from Mainland China: 3,000RMB per single teacher and 6,000RMB per family
Health Insurance: Worldwide coverage based on nationalities, 100% direct billing at many Beijing hospital. Includes spouse, children, and parents (parents not covered in N. America) About 90% of premium paid by the school
Professional Development: School PD found available to support teacher’s professional development. Must be approved by direct supervisors and the School Committee
Housing: On campus housing or subsidized housing (Depending on availability)
Children’s SMIC School Tuition: Subsidized tuition policy subject to annual review
Paid Holidays: Paid Vacations in Winter, and Summer
Other paid holidays based on national statutory holidays’ arrangement
Leave: Personal, Marriage, Bereavement, Emergency, Child Adoption, Maternity, and Paternity Leave

Job Description:

General Requirements:

Create lesson plans and modify throughout the year. Utilize various curriculum resources in planning.
Observe and evaluate student's performance through varied assessments.
Grade papers, tests and homework in a timely manner.
Maintain grade books, especially online.
Create a positive educational climate and manage student behavior in the classroom.
Communicate clearly in and out of the classroom with students and parents.
Attend staff meetings and professional development sessions.
Learn through observations of self and of peers.
Participate in school wide events such as the Charity Fundraiser, Sports Day, student recruitment, etc.

English Language Arts:
Chinese Track ELA program is an intensive, all-English bridge to improved vocabulary, reading comprehension, and composition skills. Its purpose is to prepare students for international school or overseas studies.
Facilitate intensive academic vocabulary development.

Teach students about the structure and content of the English language, including proper grammar, spelling, and sentence structure.
Develop a culture of reading through novel studies, and free reading of both classics and contemporary novels.
Help students interpret a variety of texts including literature, poetry, history, and science.
Develop students’ composition skills including narratives, research reports, literary analysis, and essays.
Equip students to learn through collaboration.

Oral English:
Chinese Track OE program is a cooperation between a local teacher and a foreign teacher. The local teacher uses one class period to focus on reading and writing competencies while the foreign teacher uses another class period to focus on the oral and listening competencies.

Provide multiple opportunities for students to produce English orally.
Model proper English at all times to improve student listening skills.
Cooperate with Standard English Teacher to enhance student learning

This is a Direct to School Job

About the School:

BJ SMIC Private School is a Preschool through 12th Grade institution. Currently, there are 1650 students and 260 full time teachers from 16 nationalities. The School stresses each student’s holistic development and also emphasizes the importance of moral integrity in education.

As we expand into more classes, we continue to hire qualified staff throughout the year. Overall, we have one of the lowest rates of teacher replacement you will find in China, especially among local staff, but also among our expat teachers. Our teachers are committed to their students, and enjoy deep friendships with their coworkers.

Administrators make every effort to place teachers where they can refine their teaching skills and develop professionally, with opportunities for advancement to those that desire it.

Working for a growing company with $1.7 billion in annual revenue has definite benefits; you never have to worry about delayed salary payments or layoff's due to budget cuts. SMIC Private School offers salaries more than sufficient to cover the low cost of living in Yizhuang.

Living in Yizhuang is getting easier every year as well. Whether, cycling, driving, taking the bus or subway, Yizhuang is less congested and easy to get around. Two new shopping plaza's have opened nearby, Lippo Plaza and Creative Life Plaza (with a Sam's club, Papa John's, Starbucks, and bilingual movies). McDonalds, KFC, Subway, and a half dozen pizza restaurants serve Western food nearby. On weekends, teachers fellowship in each other's homes or attend a nearby church, the subway and express buses reach the downtown expatriate fellowships and districts (CBD, Sanlitun) in less than 1 hour.

Yizhuang has many square miles of parks, lakes, rivers and natural areas to enjoy, and Decathlon has plenty of international-standard sporting goods. There are many volunteer opportunities nearby as well, including New Day Foster Home and Shepherd's Field Children's Home within a short drive.

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